3 Uses for Playing Cards in Your Workshop

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By John

A deck of playing cards can be super handy in the shop. Below are a few uses.

Playing Cards
Playing Cards

#1: Use As Shims

Add shims under tools to make micro-adjustments to any desired height

Playing Card Under Miter Saw
Using a Playing Card as a Shim

#2: Use As Perfect Spacers

When laying out drawers, you can put cards in between sides and bottoms to find the exact distance between them.

Playing Cards in Between Drawers
Playing Cards used in between drawers to provide exact spacers

#3: Use For Exact Measurements

When needing to measure a small gap, insert playing cards into the crevice and then transfer to the setup. No tape measure required.

Playing Cards Inside a Gap to Measure
Instead of using a tape measure, place laying cards in the gap.
Use Playing Cards to setup table fence
Transfer the playing cards to the saw blade and adjust the table fence to meet the playing cards.

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